Devin Moran was closing in on his first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series title. He also was positioned to make a bid for his elusive first crown jewel victory at Eldora Speedway as he sat in second place for a restart with 12 circuits remaining in Saturday’s 100-lap Dirt Track World Championship.

Is everything aligning for Devin Moran to capture his first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship?

Ricky Thornton Jr. didn’t waste any time in Friday’s Pittsburgher 100 preliminary feature at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway. Six circuits into the 30-lapper, he was already in the lead with his eyes squarely set on padding his advantage in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series’s Big River Steel Chase for the Championship. | RaceWire

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series invades Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway outside the Steel City this weekend for the 37th annual Pittsburgher 100 starting with Friday’s 30-lap, $10,000-to-win preliminary.

BROWNSTOWN, Ind. — Since the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series instituted the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship in 2023, the national tour has made tweaks to the playoff-style format.

The Big River Steel Chase for the Championship began with the so-called Big Four on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series taking a few lumps.

A statistical breakdown of the four eligible drivers in the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship presented by ARP on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series heading into the five-race playoffs. The champion receives $250,000 with $200,000, $150,000 and $125,000 for the rest of the top four. (Drivers listed alphabetically with 2025 statistics and best career series performances at playoff tracks):

BRANDON, S.D. (July 17) — Huset’s Speedway has turned into one of those multiday trips on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series that perks up Devin Moran.

With this week's 31st running of the Dirt Late Model Dream taking shape at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, we're ramping up our coverage of the $100,000-to-win event that's streamed live on FloRacing.

LINCOLN, Ill. (May 8) — Following Thursday’s runner-up finish to Devin Moran in FloRacing Night in America action at Lincoln Speedway, Ricky Thornton Jr. mused over a trend he hopes won’t define his season.

The third night of the five-race Illinois Speedweek took place at Lincoln Speedway for another $20,000-to-win showdown on FloRacing Night in America presented by Kubota.

GEORGETOWN, Del. (April 25) — For nearly half of Friday’s 49-lap Melvin L. Joseph Memorial at Georgetown Speedway, the unquestioned Big Three of the 2025 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series — Devin Moran, Ricky Thornton Jr. and Jonathan Davenport — appeared acutely vulnerable.

When Chuck Kimble’s father bought a welding unit for a project at his shop, it wasn’t long before his elementary-school age son saw an opportunity to use the device.

FARMER CITY, Ill. — As the final qualifier during Illini 100 weekend at Farmer City Raceway, Jason Feger wanted to have every scrap of information he could about previous time-trialers before his No. 25 tripped the clock.

The hottest debate to begin the 2025 Dirt Late Model campaign is this: Who should be the No. 1 Dirt Late Model driver from the outset of the spring season?